Coronavirus: India reports 13,742 new cases, six states account for 86% of them
The number of active cases in India stood at 1,46,907, while the number of recoveries reached 1,07,26,702. Updated Feb 24, 2021 · 04:13 pm File photo: A health worker prepares to inoculate a colleague with a Covid-19 vaccine in Hyderabad. | Noah Seelam / AFP
India on Wednesday registered 13,742 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,10,30,176. The new cases are nearly 30% higher than Tuesday’s count. The country’s toll rose to 1,56,567 as 104 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stood at 1,46,907, while the number of recoveries reached 1,07,26,702.
The health ministry said that daily recoveries were higher than the daily new cases in the last 24 hours. “13,742 new daily cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours whereas 14,037 recoveries registered in the last 24 hours,” the government said. “It has led to a
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